M2.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Lima, Montana
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Lima, Montana on Wed, Jan 10, 2018, 7:41 PM MST (02:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 16 km NNE of Dillon, Montana. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-11 02:41:28 UTC
- Depth
- 8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.555° N, 112.560° W
- Region
- Idaho
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.237 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3184 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.834 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.530 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 3177 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.316 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3174 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.534 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 3129 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80277419. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.